Wash-hanging apparatus



June 24, 1930. J, FR'QHMANN 1,766,624

WASH HANGING APPARATUS Filed 60- 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet l 7 l z M 0 1a June 24, 1930. I J.'FROHMANNYY 1,766,624

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This invention relates to improvements in wash hangers or the like apparatus, and it is the principal object of my invention to provide an apparatus of this kind adapted to be set up on a roof of a multi-story building permitting the simultaneous use by a plurality of tenants without the dangers connected with the use of the customary pulley lines.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a wash hanging apparatus allowing the raising and lowering of the wash lines of one or more parties simultaneously at both ends of the apparatus.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a wash hanging device of the above characterized type allowing the attachment of the single wash lines either removably or the suspension of the lines over the customary pulleys.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a device of this kind including a plurality of wash lines and the combination therewith of a radio antenna of peculiar construction.

These and other objects and advantages of my invention will become more fully apparent as the description thereof proceeds, and will then be specifically defined in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a wash hanging apparatus constructed according to my invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional top plan view along line- 22 of Figure 1 of one end of the apparatus.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary end View of one of the guiding posts.

Fig.4 is a perspective view on an enlarged scale of one of the line carriers or slides.

Fig. 5 is an end view of a modified form 5 of my novel wash hanger.

Fig. 6 is a detail top plan View of the washline supports thereof.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary corner view seen from the side of the hanger, Figure 5.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged detail view of the winding drums and guide roller for the hoisting lines.

As illustrated in Figures 1 to l, the novel and improved wash hanger comprises a base 10, near each end of which pair posts 11, 12 are erected, braced by braces 13, 14:. The vertical posts 11 and 12 carry at their upper ends rollers 15, 16 over which are guided the hoisting ropes or cables 17, 18, the lower, inner ends of which are secured, as best shown in F igure 4 to links 19 secured to the middle of hangers 20 attached at their ends to the cross-bars 21, carrying at their front faces a plurality of hooks 22, while guidelugs 23, 2a are attached to their opposite rear faces between which rollers 25 are arranged adapted to engage the front and rear faces of the posts 10 and 11 and adapted to slide up and down along the same.

A frame 26 of strong wire or the like forms a cage for the posts 10 and 11 and has its lower ends attached to bars 27, 28 secured to the rear face of a cross-bar 29, the front face of which has secured thereto a plurality of hooks 30 for the attachment of the ends 75 of the links or loops 31 of a plurality of wash lines 32.

As illustrated in Figure 1, the upper system or set of wash lines 33 is guided over pulleys 84, the hangers 35 of which arev attached to the hooks 22 in the usual well known manner.

It will be clear that the arrangement of the line supports is repeated on each of the posts, and that as many sets of wash line supports may be arranged as required according to the number of tenants, which are then interconnected by wire frames 36.

The lowermost cleats 37 are secured to the posts 10 and 11 and are stationary, and the hooks 38 thereof are adapted for the attache ment of the end links 39 of lines 40 for the suspension of rugs or the like.

The outer lower ends of cables 17 are guided over an upper drum 41 on a shaft 42 journaled with its ends in a frame 43 or the like. The shaft carries a gear a l in mesh with a gear 45 on a shaft 46 arranged or journaled in the frame 48 below shaft 42. The shaft carries also a drum 47 over which cable 17 is guided, which then is guided over a roller 48 1ournaled in a suitable support 49 on base 10 which carries a pipe or conduit 50 through which the cable 17 is guided over a roller 51 arranged in a suitable support 52 on base 10, whence the cable is guided over roller 16 and has its end connected to the hangers 20 in the manner aforedescribed. It will be clear that two sets of cables 17 are provided on each side of the main frame. The wash 53, 5a is suspended from the lines in the well known manner by any suitable means as pins 55 or the like.

A radio antenna consisting of a plurality of Wires 56 is arranged above the wash lines. The wires have their ends anchored in suitable discs 57 adjustably and removably arranged on crossbars of the pairs of posts 11 and 12, as indicated at 58, while in their middle the single wires are spaced by a suitable spacer 59.

A suitable crank not shown is attached to the outer end of shaft 42, while a pawl 60 prevents accidental backward rotation of the drums.

As illustrated in Figures 5 to S, the frame of the Wash hanger consists of a base 61 composed of a plurality of side beams connected by cross-beams 62 carrying the uprights 63 and 64 connected on top by cross-beams 65, and braced by inclined braces 66 and 66. In this form the cables 67 are guided on top of the frame over rollers or pulleys 68 on shafts journaled in suitable frames 69 attached to the top of the uprights 63, 64 which are a pair on each side of the entire frame.

On these uprights are vertically displaceable and guided thereby sets of frames 70 constructed as above described with respect to the form illustrated in Figures 1 to 4. These frames are attached to the rear faces of crossbars 71 carrying the line hooks at their front, and the ends of the cables are attached on the inside of the main frame to hangers 72 or the like attached to the erossbars 71, while suitable wire frames 73 connect the single sets of frames 7 0 on a set of uprights as indicated at 74.

The outer ends of the cables 67 are wound on drums 75 on shafts 76 journaled in frames 77 or the like which project beyond the frames and carry gears 78 while their extreme outer ends carry a crank 79. The frames 77 have journaled therein also shafts 80, below shafts 76 having their outer ends extended beyond the frames and adapted to carry a gear 81 in mesh with gear 78, while a pawl or pawls 82 prevent a slipping backwards of the drums. The cables 67 are guided from the lower drums over guide rollers 83 the shafts of which are journaled in suitable supports 84 of the base and are then guided through conduits 85 on base 61 to the other end of the main frame and over the top roller or pulley 68 thereof in order to allow a simultaneous operation of the cables and pulleys on both ends of the frame.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A clothes drier comprising vertical posts spaced from each other, upper and lower cross bars bearing against said posts and having forks straddling the posts, the upper cross bars and their forks being slidable along the posts towards and away from the lower cross bars, frames connecting the upper and lower forks each having a bridge extending trans versely above the upper forks and depending arms secured to the lower forks, eyes at the sides of the upper forks slidably receiving said arms, guide rollers carried by said posts, cables connected with the upper cross bars and engaged with said rollers and extended down the posts, means to draw upon said cables to raise the upper cross bars and clothes lines extending between the posts and connected with the cross bars.

Signed at New York in the county of and State of New York this 20th day of Novemher, A. D. 1926.

JOSEF FROHMANN. 

